Mccloskey Argumentative Analysis

It goes without question, that human beings will always question the existence of “God”. Whether these questions are formed in support or denial of an omnipresent creator they are important in helping shape our morality. H J McCloskey and his article “On Being and Atheist” is very critical of theists. It thus presents several arguments on how believers are incorrect in their belief in “God”, cosmological and teleological. McCloskey also focus’s on the existence of evil and how one can find comfort in atheism when facing evil. Firstly to examine McCloskey’s work one must look at the language he uses. He refers directly to theist’s arguments as being “proofs”. He is clearly doing this out of satire because he does not believe that they can prove anything. Throughout the article he systematically condemns each “proof” by presenting it then ripping it
73 Evans, Manis). However the argument itself if just a mere introduction into what “God” is or rather who “God” might be. Evans and Manis hint to this in their final paragraph. McCloskey’s version of the argument is misguided in the notion that each individual argument is to be pulled apart singularly or that they cannot relate to form an over arching theme that “Gods” existence is dependent upon many facets. One may look to the “The Absurdity of Life Without God” article when defending this frame of view. That without “God” and the necessity of existence humanity is just a happy accident that is riddled with a meaningless purpose. Though personally the purpose of life and the existence of “God” are not relatable other than the fact they are ideas and existential questions asked only to attempt to “prove” the cause of unexplainable events or